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How common throughout history are 'Mall Cops' - guards for large markets/bazaars? Who employed them, and how would they have been regarded?

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Were the Pyramids at one point maintained? How? And when did this stop?

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How peaceful was sub-Saharan Africa prior to the re-drawing of borders by Europeans?

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How was daily life for Canadians effected by the American Civil War?

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Have there been any points in history when equatorials regions were uninhabitable, while the rest of the world was not?

16 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why did the military use of swords designed for stabbing rather than slashing (ie. Gladii) seem to die out with the Romans?

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Why is Tehran, as national capital, set inland away from the Sea?

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Compared to past distributions of lingua franca, is today's widespread English typical, or something more?

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Why can't we image Jupiter's unique moon, Themisto?

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Are Supermassive Black holes thought to be the result of multiple star-born holes coalescing, or the that of enough mass agglomeration to directly result in a singularity?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How common throughout history are 'Mall Cops' - guards for large markets/bazaars? Who employed them, and how would they have been regarded?	794	AskHistorians
Were the Pyramids at one point maintained? How? And when did this stop?	240	AskHistorians
How peaceful was sub-Saharan Africa prior to the re-drawing of borders by Europeans?	144	AskHistorians
How was daily life for Canadians effected by the American Civil War?	23	AskHistorians
Have there been any points in history when equatorials regions were uninhabitable, while the rest of the world was not?	16	askscience
Why did the military use of swords designed for stabbing rather than slashing (ie. Gladii) seem to die out with the Romans?	13	AskHistorians
Why is Tehran, as national capital, set inland away from the Sea?	10	AskHistorians
Compared to past distributions of lingua franca, is today's widespread English typical, or something more?	7	AskHistorians
Why can't we image Jupiter's unique moon, Themisto?	7	askscience
Are Supermassive Black holes thought to be the result of multiple star-born holes coalescing, or the that of enough mass agglomeration to directly result in a singularity?	6	askscience